Christian D. Menefee
Democrat · TX-18 · U.S. House
Bio
Christian Dashaun Menefee is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district since February 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, Menefee previously served as County Attorney for Harris County, Texas, from 2021 to 2026. He was the youngest person and the first African-American to hold the office.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 0.6 years
- First took office
- 2026 (1 terms)
- Seniority
- 434 of 437 by time served
- Age
- 38
- Houston, TX · 281-891-4899
- Houston, TX · 713-227-7740
- Houston, TX · 713-655-0050
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
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Caucuses & committees
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Caucuses
- Congressional Black Caucusstrongly left · 63 members
Committees
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technologycenter · 39 members
Most and least aligned members
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Recent notable votes
Latest news
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Techpowerup.com · August 13, 2026
Transcript: Texas ICE Killing Darkens as MAGA Judges Turn on TrumpThe following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 10 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.A 52-year-old…
The New Republic · July 10, 2026
ICE Is Hoping You Won’t Notice the Man Agents Killed In TexasOn Tuesday morning in Houston, an ICE agent shot and killed a man on his way to work. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo had lived in the United States for nearly 35 years. With him that morning were his brother and two men who worked on Araujo’s construction crew. At th…
The New Republic · July 9, 2026
Texas Democrat’s congressional win is a generational shift backed by cryptocurrencyChristian Menefee, 38, unseated Al Green, 78, after Texas Republicans combined their districts into one.
Salon · June 7, 2026
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